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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/05/21/satoyama-consortium/slips-refined-time-aomori-prefecture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-21T08:26:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mutsu Mayor Soichiro Miyashita during an interview in his office in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/04/15/satoyama-consortium/local-resources-key-sustainable-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:19:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists hold a discussion at a forum organized by The Japan Times in Tokyo on Feb 13.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/03/11/satoyama-consortium/propelling-satoyama-via-science-technology/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:24:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsukuba Mayor Tatsuo Igarashi with the iconic Mount Tsukuba in the distance.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/02/25/satoyama-consortium/reviving-rural-communities-via-satoyama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:27:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosuke Motani, chief senior economist at the Japan Research Institute, Ltd., delivers a speech on Feb. 13 at a forum in Tokyo, organized by The Japan Times to commemorate the January launch of the Satoyama Consortium.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/02/11/satoyama-consortium/tiny-island-offers-expansive-opportunities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T11:35:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ritsuko Murakami, founder and president of Shimano Kaisha, speaks at Satoyama Cafe in Tokyo on Jan. 25.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/06/03/satoyama-consortium/fishing-toward-successful-business-model/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T18:30:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chie Ishino on a beach on Kashima Island in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/03/25/satoyama-consortium/reviving-sasanishiki-via-rice-sustainability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T12:06:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rice farmers Hiroyuki Abe (left) and Katsuyoshi Abe.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/01/07/satoyama-consortium/delicate-balance-people-nature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T12:37:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mie Govorner Eikei Suzuki]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/06/24/satoyama-consortium/fishing-leader-reignites-industry-potential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-15T19:19:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chika Tsubouchi and the fishermen of Hagi Oshima Sendanmaru.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/04/30/satoyama-consortium/creating-sustainable-growth-rural-areas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-15T19:19:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tadashi Matsushima, the owner of Setouchi Jam's Garden in Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, speaks at a forum organized by The Japan Times in Tokyo in February.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/01/21/satoyama-consortium/unique-regional-features-present-advantages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-15T19:19:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kabosu orange harvesting.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/07/15/satoyama-consortium/woods-offer-opportunities-prosperity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-18T12:54:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maniwa Mayor Noboru Oota (center) explains the city's satoyama efforts during a Japan Times study tour on June 8.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/08/19/satoyama-consortium/eelgrass-rebound-coastal-district/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-20T07:34:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P5-satoyama-a-20180820.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Participants haul floating eelgrass onto a fishing boat in Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, on June 9.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/09/02/satoyama-consortium/hiroshima-sake-brewery-zesty-twist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-02T19:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/P5-satoyama-a-20180903.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-a-20180903.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Koichiro Miyake, CEO of Naorai Inc., speaks at the Satoyama Cafe on July 30 in Tokyo, organized by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/09/23/satoyama-consortium/woodworking-meets-forest-revitalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-07T19:27:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/P4-satoyama-a-20180924.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Completed in March, Youbi's new studio in Nishiawakura, Okayama Prefecture,  is made of cedar.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/10/07/satoyama-consortium/diverse-slices-daily-life-seen-around-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-09T09:46:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20181008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20181008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alexandre Gerard teaches children how to cut bamboo to be used for flowing sōmen (wheat noodles) in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/10/21/satoyama-consortium/consortium-gains-two-additional-partners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-21T20:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20181022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20181022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sharing Day Shibuya 2018 held by the Sharing Economy Association, Japan, in September taught participants about the culture of sharing.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/11/04/satoyama-consortium/snapshots-celebrating-japans-rural-beauty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-11-05T09:44:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/P5-satoyama-a-20181105.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-a-20181105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hoshi-toge in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, taken by Hideto Hirayama]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/11/25/satoyama-consortium/seaside-municipality-turned-cycling-mecca/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-11-25T20:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/P5-satoyama-consortium-a-21081126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-21081126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Onomichi Mayor Yūkō Hiratani with his bicycle.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/12/16/satoyama-consortium/castle-roses-symbols-fukuyamas-revival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-16T19:56:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20181217.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20181217.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukuyama Mayor Naoki Edahiro in front of a painting of roses.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/12/30/satoyama-consortium/outdated-ideas-heavy-burden-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-30T20:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20181231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20181231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Economist Kosuke Motani gives a keynote speech at a symposium co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Oct. 20.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/01/13/satoyama-consortium/many-chances-success-across-rural-areas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-13T20:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20190114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20190114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs hold a discussion at a symposium co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Oct. 20.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/01/27/satoyama-consortium/programs-aim-keep-youth-rural-areas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-27T20:57:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/P5-satoyama-a-20190128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-a-20190128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists hold a discussion on education and regional revitalization in a symposium co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Oct. 20.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/02/10/satoyama-consortium/farming-industry-sees-insightful-progress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:40:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20190211.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20190211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Apure Inc. President Hirosuke Takahashi (left) and NTT Docomo's Corporate Sales and Marketing Department Executive Director Masamichi Endou during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Jan. 18.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/02/25/satoyama-consortium/travel-website-expand-rural-tourism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-25T11:24:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/p5-satoyama-a-20190225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20190225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Guests experience Zen meditation at a hostel that used to be the Chonan West Elementary School in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture. D2C X Inc., an operator of a Japan travel information website, promotes tourism in remote areas in Japan, among other tourist spots.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/03/17/satoyama-consortium/tsukuba-raise-toast-home-grown-wines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-17T21:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p5-satoyama-a-20190318.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20190318.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The city of Tsukuba and the Tsukuba-Plant Innovation Research Center, launched by the University of Tsukuba, organized a seminar titled "Dawn of Japanese wine" on Feb. 10.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/03/31/satoyama-consortium/regional-resources-spawn-fresh-initiatives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-04T11:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190401.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190401.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ashitaka President Naoto Akagi speaks at the seventh Satoyama Cafe on Jan. 15 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/04/21/satoyama-consortium/new-demand-challenges-lacquer-trade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-21T19:30:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190422.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190422.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Joboji Urushi Workshop Co. President Takuo Matsuzawa speaks about urushi at the eighth Satoyama Cafe on March 8 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/05/05/satoyama-consortium/clean-start-long-standing-towel-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-05T20:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20190506.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P4-satoyama-consortium-a-20190506.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tango Inc. Director Kayo Tango speaks about the company's towel brand, Olsia, at the ninth Satoyama Cafe on April 11 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/07/21/satoyama-consortium/torch-relay-aims-better-connect-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-22T10:14:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p5-satoyama-a-20190722.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[NTT Corp. President and CEO Jun Sawada speaks about the company's torch relay recruitment campaign for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics at a press conference on June 20 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/07/07/satoyama-consortium/new-way-tackle-depopulation-issues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T17:14:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190708.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190708.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leaders from municipalities discuss efforts to rejuvenate local areas at the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium symposium in Tokyo on June 4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/06/23/satoyama-consortium/past-methods-can-revitalize-future-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T17:14:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190624.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190624.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosuke Motani, co-author of the book "Satoyama Capitalism" and chief senior economist at the Japan Research Institute Ltd., delivers a speech at the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium symposium in Tokyo on June 4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/03/11/satoyama-consortium/summit-highlights-regional-revitalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T17:14:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[satoyama-a-20190311.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Satsuki Katayama delivers the keynote speech at a symposium in Tokyo on Feb 3.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/02/03/satoyama-consortium/tours-highlight-small-town-eclecticism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T17:14:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kogen no Kaze, a buffet restaurant in Jinsekikogen offering local delicacies cooked by wives of local farmers.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/07/29/satoyama-consortium/premium-beef-produced-natural-paradise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T17:14:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/P5-satoyama-a-20180730.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[P5-satoyama-a-20180730.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai with blocks of premium Tottori Wagyu during an interview at Seisen-tei restaurant at Hotel New Otani Tokyo on June 17.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/08/04/satoyama-consortium/tasty-bid-brings-tottori-wagyu-osaka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-05T10:37:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190805.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20190805.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (left) and Fujiya Co. Chairman Kensuke Yamada introduce some samples of the delectable dishes at Tottori Wagyu Daisen Fujiya Shinsaibashi Honten in Osaka on July 6.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/08/18/satoyama-consortium/providing-new-breath-life-businesses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-26T13:05:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p5-satoyama-a-20190819.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20190819.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists share their experiences and thoughts on succeeding businesses in rural communities at the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium symposium in Tokyo on June 4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/09/01/satoyama-consortium/hard-won-eatery-specializes-local-dishes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-02T11:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p5-satoyama-a-20190902.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20190902.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yasu Manaka of Syoku-Yabo speaks about his efforts at the 10th Satoyama Cafe on July 16 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/10/06/satoyama-consortium/new-ideas-local-rejuvenation-livelihoods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-06T20:30:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20191007.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-consortium-a-20191007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satoyama award winners discuss their efforts during a panel discussion at an inaugural awards ceremony hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama and ESG consortiums on Sept. 6 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/11/06/satoyama-consortium/capturing-visual-splendor-countryside-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-18T17:12:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p4-satoyama-a-20191104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p4-satoyama-a-20191104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[City of Fukuyama (Mayor: Naoki Edahiro): The Tomonoura district in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/12/15/satoyama-consortium/various-potential-opportunities-found-forests-farms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-19T13:50:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/p5-satoyama-a-20191216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20191216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Ooe Valley Stay, an elementary school-turned-hotel in Yazu, Tottori Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/01/12/satoyama-consortium/tourism-growth-casting-wide-net/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-01-12T19:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p4-satoyama-a-20200113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p4-satoyama-a-20200113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rafting is one of the activities that await visitors in the town of Okutama in western Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/01/26/satoyama-consortium/tomonoura-seto-inland-sea-historical-port/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-01-26T20:20:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p5-satoyama-a-20200127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20200127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The setting for Hayao Miyazaki's movie "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" is said to have been based on Tomonoura. Tomonoura is the only place in Japan to be listed in UNESCO 's Memory of the World registry, a Japan Heritage site and a conservation district for an important group of traditional buildings.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/02/16/satoyama-consortium/city-events-raise-environmental-awareness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-02-16T18:10:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/p5-satoyama-a-20200217.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20200217.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors to the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, can enjoy dolphin-watching excursions held from May to June during which Pacific white-sided dolphins visit Mutsu Bay.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2019/12/23/satoyama-consortium/hakone-geisha-events-among-tech-ventures-global-tourism-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-02-16T18:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/satoyama1a-20191223.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[satoyama1a-20191223.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meet Geisha allows visitors to enjoy classic entertainment and culture at the hot-spring resort town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/02/23/satoyama-consortium/proper-data-breakdown-key-good-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-02-23T19:30:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/p4-satoyama-a-20200224.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p4-satoyama-a-20200224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naoyuki Sawa, representative director of Community Future Design, speaks during the 11th Satoyama Cafe held in December in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/03/01/satoyama-consortium/coastal-town-opens-sailors-cyclists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-03-01T19:56:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p5-satoyama-a-20200302.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20200302.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A pair of cyclists take a break near the Tatara Bridge on the Shimanami Kaido expressway in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/03/08/satoyama-consortium/design-projects-strive-revitalize-village/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-03-08T18:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p5-satoyama-a-20200309.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p5-satoyama-a-20200309.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of the Mirai Konbini (future convenience store), which will be the first convenience store in the neighborhood of Kito, Tokushima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/03/04/satoyama-consortium/footgolf-world-cup-kicks-off-tochigi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-03-09T19:25:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/satoyama-a-20200304-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[satoyama-a-20200304.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tadashi Kobayashi, president of the Seven Hundred Club, shows off its footgolf course in the city of Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, which is set to host the Footgolf World Cup this autumn.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/03/23/satoyama-consortium/ibaraki-group-offers-cultural-workshops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-03-25T15:36:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/np_file_1664.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_1664.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Tsukuba Green Tourism Association hosts a variety of activities in a traditional thatched roof house at the foot of Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/04/21/satoyama-consortium/panel-groups-share-marine-protection-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-04-21T16:32:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/np_file_7710.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_7710.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A facilitator and three panelists discuss marine environments at a panel co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, in the city on Feb. 23.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/04/26/satoyama-consortium/local-production-local-consumption-urged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-04-26T20:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/np_file_8789.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_8789.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momo Kondo, Hiroe Higuchi, Chihiro Takeuchi and panel facilitator Tadashi Matsushima]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/05/10/satoyama-consortium/sustainable-lifestyle-key-stable-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-05-10T19:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/np_file_11254.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_11254.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosuke Motani, chief senior economist at the Japan Research Institute Ltd., gives keynote speech at an event co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, in the city on Feb. 23.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/05/24/satoyama-consortium/mie-tour-highlights-environmental-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-05-24T21:11:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/np_file_13873.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_13873.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinji Sato shows his charcoal production studio in the city of Shima on Feb. 24. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/06/28/satoyama-consortium/old-values-practices-need-re-evaluating/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-06-28T22:24:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_20691.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_20691.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“Shinkasuru Satoyama Shihonshugi” (“Evolving Satoyama Capitalism”), edited by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and overseen by Kosuke Motani was published in May.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/07/19/satoyama-consortium/rural-communities-look-urban-populations-growth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-07-19T19:41:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/np_file_25121.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_25121.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gyo-somon! is a service that matches fishery companies with urban residents looking for worthwhile side jobs. It was jointly launched by ETIC and Fisherman Japan last year.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/08/03/satoyama-consortium/local-economies-leaning-sustainability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-08-06T17:50:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/np_file_29066.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_29066.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osorezan Bodaiji Temple in Osorezan, Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/08/26/satoyama-consortium/urbanites-work-help-sustain-rural-areas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-08-26T14:25:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/np_file_33283.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_33283.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fumiaki Shiratori, agriculture division manager of Setouchi Jam’s Garden, harvests lemons at the jam maker’s orchard on Suo Oshima island.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/10/01/satoyama-consortium/resident-input-key-niseko-esg-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-10-01T17:20:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/np_file_41722.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_41722.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While Niseko is renowned as one of Japan’s most famous ski resorts, it also offers amazing views and many outdoor activities for visitors during spring or summer. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/12/11/satoyama-consortium/green-economic-recovery-requires-sustained-effort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-11T16:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_56576.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_56576.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top left: Takashi Mitachi, senior adviser at Boston Consulting Group and adviser to the Satoyama Consortium. Top right: Online talk session moderator, chairperson and president of The Japan Times, Minako Suematsu. Above: Naonori Kimura, partner and managing director at Industrial Growth Platform Inc.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/12/11/satoyama-consortium/sea-sake-using-business-revitalize-regions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-11T16:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_56543.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_56543.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sunset from Gakkogura, said to be one of the most beautiful in Japan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/12/27/satoyama-consortium/small-creative-toyooka-outsized-presence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-12-27T18:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_59482-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_59482.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wetlands and paddy fields are the Oritenal white stork’s favorite feeding grounds.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2021/02/12/satoyama-consortium/fukuyama-castle-one-built-iron-plates-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:17:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_68992.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_68992.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukuyama Castle, built in 1622, is conveniently close to a shinkansen station]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2021/02/12/satoyama-consortium/living-history-spend-night-castle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T16:20:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_69028.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_69028.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Value Management CEO Jun Tarikino (left) and Satoyama Consortium secretariat chief Yuto Yoshida at the Satoyama Cafe online session held on Nov. 30]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2021/10/25/satoyama-consortium/suntory-invests-future-initiatives-toward-zero-emissions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-25T13:46:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/118857.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[118857.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Suntory Kita-Alps Shinano-no-Mori Water Plant in Nagano, Japan, is their first domestic carbon neutral production facility.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2021/12/20/satoyama-consortium/shimokita-peninsula-geopark-dining-robot-tours/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-20T17:41:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The first Shimokita Geo Dining event was held at Hotokegaura, with the rock formations as scenic background.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2022/03/09/satoyama-consortium/ntt-collaboration-learns-plant-sustainable-well-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-09T10:57:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[NTT ceremony_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[​From left: Masaki Urushihara, BSI Group Japan; Andy Butterfield, BSI UK; Kok Hwee Tan, BSI Singapore; and Hiroshi Nakagawa, president NTT Urban Solutions]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2021/02/12/satoyama-consortium/citizen-revitalization-projects-take-root-tsukuba-district/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-10T09:16:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moss phlox  flowers in full bloom]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2022/03/10/satoyama-consortium/fukuyama-city-roses-host-world-convention-expo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-10T09:49:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bara Koen (Rose Park) received the Award of Garden Excellence from the World Federation of Rose Societies in May 2006.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2022/03/28/satoyama-consortium/tsukuba-bar-guides-visitors-revitalization-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-28T07:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/147292a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[147292a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[These members of the Nagata House Project have a special interest in traditional minka houses and renovation.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2023/02/21/satoyama-consortium/fukuyama-japans-city-denim-spins-surge-public-awareness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-21T11:21:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[0220sj_b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buyers from overseas were invited to have denim business meetings.]]></image:caption>
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